General Information
Nurun Nahar Urmi is a law graduate from the University of Dhaka and a candidate for LL.M in Comparative and International Law. She has a strong academic interest in human rights law, refugee law, constitutional rights, and international legal issues.
Her research focuses on human rights, property rights under the Constitution of Bangladesh, public trust doctrine, environmental rights, and international adjudication. She has contributed to an edited volume published by Brill and has authored pre-print research works.
Education
- Master of Laws
Department of Law, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh - LLM Dissertation (Author)
Department of Law, University of Dhaka - Bachelor of Laws
Department of Law, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh - Higher School Certificate
Shahid Syed Nazrul Islam College, Mymensingh, Banglades
- Secondary School Certificate
Dhanbari Collegiate School, Tangail, Bangladesh
Experience
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Lecturer Department of Law and Justice, Presidency University, Gulshan 2, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh |
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· Responsible for preparing and delivering class lectures, preparing, arranging and taking tests, evaluating the answer scripts, supervising the students · Taught and Supervised Courses: 1. International Human Rights Law, 2. International Criminal Law 3. Environmental Law 4. Personal Laws of Different Religious Communities in Bangladesh, 5. Constitutional Law and Government and Politics (Domestic and Comparative) 6. Corporate Law |
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In-Charge Presidency University Legal Research Hub |
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· Guide the undergraduate students to develop their own research interests and help them get published. · Introduce the undergrad students to legal research and methodologies. |
Publications
· Freedom of Assembly and Expression: Right to life and Freedom From Torture in a democratizing Bangladesh in Bangladesh, International Law and Security in post-July 2024, Forthcoming, (Springer 2026/2027)
· Realizing the Right to Property under the Constitution of Bangladesh: Myths and Realities, The Asian Yearbook of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Volume 8, (Brill, 2025)
· Deliberate Ambiguity of the ICJ in Occupied Palestinian Territory Advisory Opinion, (Dhaka Law Review, 2025)
Research Interests
· Public International Law
· Jus ad bellum
· Law of Occupation
· International Criminal Law
· International Organizations
· International Human Rights Law
· Comparative Constitutional Studies
· International Trade and Investment Law
· Gender in Law
· Critical Legal Theories
· Anti-discrimination Laws
· Intellectual Property
· Conflict of Laws
Achievement, Awards & Grants
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AWARDS AND GRANT
Dean’s Merit Award (2024)
Faculty of Law, University of Dhaka
Shamaila Rahman Memorial Scholarship (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Faculty of Law, University of Dhaka
· Two best meritorious female students in each academic session from 1st year to 4th year;
· Awarded 4 times from 1st year to the 4th year for standing first in the Department of Law
Tapan Bihari Nag Trust Fund Scholarship (2025)
Faculty of Law, University of Dhaka
· Exclusively awarded by the University of Dhaka to the student who achieves the highest CGPA in their LLB (Honors) cohort within the Faculty of Law.
COURSES AND CERTIFICATES
Refugee Law and Protection of Refugees and other Persons of Concern to UNHCR (October 2024 - January 2025)
Department of Law, University of Dhaka
· Jointly organized with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees in Bangladesh
UMASILS-UAP Spring School (2026)
South Asian Institute of Advanced Legal and Human Rights Studies (SAILS), Center for Law, Governance and Policy (CELGAP) and the Department of Law and Human Rights, University of Asia Pacific (UAP)
· Law, conflict and constitutional change: global and domestic challenges in a transformative world
Seminar & Conference
Speaker
Postgraduate and Research Students Lecture Series (May 2026)
Faculty of Law, University of Dhaka
· Comparative Constitutional Law Theories: The Bangladeshi Experience
Training & Workshop
Certificate Course on Refugee Laws and International Protection of Refugees — UNHCR with Department of Law, University of Dhaka.
Others
UMSAILS-UAP Spring School Moot Court Competition (2026)
SAILS, CELGAP, UAP
· Champion
BIAC International Arbitration Competition (2023)
Bangladesh International Arbitration Center
· Champion
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SKILLS & ABILITIES |
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Office Suit |
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· Proficient in MS office suit and Google workspace |
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Languages |
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· Bangla: Native · English: Full Professional and academic proficiency |